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CNET News.com: Microsoft postpones major Windows event

"Microsoft today postponed a major corporate event featuring
chairman Bill Gates that was set for next week, citing "strong
indications" the U.S. District Court may enter a final ruling next
week in its antitrust case."

"As you know, Microsoft scheduled Forum 2000 for June 1 in
Redmond, Wash., to provide an update on our vision, strategy and
technology road map," Microsoft said today in an email sent to
certain editors and reporters. "However, there are strong
indications that the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., may
enter its final decree next week in our continuing antitrust
matter, an event that we feel would distract attention and focus
from our event next Thursday."

"The initiative is part of Microsoft's new strategy to keep
Windows the dominant operating system in the market, as computing
begins to move from desktop computers and toward Internet-enabled
wireless devices, such as cell phones and PalmPilots."

"The company faces new challenges from Web-based devices,
alternative operating systems such as Linux, and alternative
programming models that use the Java language."